Identifier: schoolarchitectu00bruc (find matches)
Title: School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bruce, William George, 1856-1949 Bruce, William Conrad, 1882- Bruce, Frank Milton, 1885- (from old catalog)
Subjects: School buildings
Publisher: Milwaukee, Johnson service company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e necessity. It is a sham to decoratean imperfect shell with an imposing exterior. The material of construction should, primarily,be stone or brick. This will not only lend itselfreadily to a definite style of architecture, but willbe found more fireproof and lasting. A woodenbuilding should only be erected when brick orstone is not easily obtained or is too expensive. Accommodations.—While no two schoolbuildings must provide exactly the same accom-modations, certain fundamental provisions arenecessary for both elementary and secondaryschools. Thus, elementary schools require: 1, class-rooms ; 2, cloakrooms; 3, principals room; 4,toilet rooms; 5, boiler rooms; 6, kindergarten;7, playroom; 8, assembly hall. The following aredesirable : 1, waiting room ; 2, teachers room ; 3,gymnasium; 4, janitors room; 5, storeroom; 6,library. High schools may, on account of thecourse of study, require commercial rooms, lab-oratories, art and music rooms, science lecturerooms and manual art rooms. 29
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30 School Architecture Foundations.—Foundations serve two pur-poses ; they support the superstructure and en-close a suitable basement. In serving the first,their size and strength will depend entirely uponthe weight to be carried. This must vary inevery case and can readily be computed by anefficient engineer. To supply a proper basement,foundation walls must allow sufficient light andmust be proof against dampness. An applicationof pitch or boiled asphalt will make the outsideof a foundation wall impervious. Stone with flat bed should be the material ofconstruction selected wherever expedient. Nextto this comes the concrete wall and finally theclinkerlike vitrified brick. The ordinary brick isvery apt to be moist. Concrete for footings,where clean gravel ojgjbroken stone can be ob-tained, is preferable to stone footings. Wherebasements are impracticable for small schools, thefoundation walls should be at least twelve inchesthick, should be carried below the frost line, ex-tend not

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